D major blues scale

D major blues

  • DR
  • E2
  • F♭3
  • F♯3
  • A5
  • B6

Positions

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How it is built

  • The major pentatonic plus one note: F, the flat third. Six notes.
  • F is the blue note. Play it and then F♯ right after; that minor-to-major slide is the sound of country and early rock and roll.

Chords that fit D major blues

Other D scales